IMF Government Finance Statistics · updated 2026-10-03 · 57 economies tracked
3.49 (2024)
##9 of 57 economies
2.7%
0.47×
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 1994 - 2025. France climbed from #7 to #9 (overtook United Kingdom). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.
Key events for France ↓Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones
France adopts the single currency as a founding member.
GDP contracts as the financial crisis spreads to Europe.
Government Total Liabilities (% of GDP), Government Economic Affairs Expenditure (% of GDP), Government Social Protection Expenditure (% of GDP), Net Financial Worth (% of GDP)
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